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The moon is shattered, Earth's gravity is kind of screwy, and gangs are everywhere; Cliff Bleszinski's new game gets it's first trailer. The free to play shooter doesn't have a lot of details announced yet, but it certainly looks to have promise. Expect more from PAX as it will be playable in 5-on-5 matches there.

Dying Light's new game changing expansion got a long video detailing all the many new additions. There are too many to go into detail with here, but if you want to see what waits for you soon, take a look and enjoy the show.

November 19th will be the day that PC players will get their hands on AC Syndicate. While those on console will spend the 23rd of October assassinating, PC players are left slightly behind so as to "...get the most stable, optimized version of the game on day one."

Considering the disastrous release of Assassins Creed Unity, it seems quite logical that Ubisoft would like to avoid another name tarnishing fiasco. Hopefully they deliver a quality and at least relatively bug free title this holiday season.

Fallout shelter is up for Android today. If you've been waiting to start your own bunker in the wasteland, now's the time to try it out and see how long you can survive. Click the Vault Boy and go for it!

At Gamescom, Blizzard announced quite a few things, one of the last of them was the Medic as a new character for Heroes of the Storm. While there has been very little said so far, we do know one of the heroic abilities will be to summon and board the medivac. This will be a high risk action, but the potential benefit from it could be massive.
More details on this, other characters, and changes coming can be found at battle.net's update here.

Bethesda has learned from the mistake they made with Fallout 3. This time around we aren't going to be restricted with a level cap or a forced ending.
To our fans who’ve asked: Fallout 4 doesn’t end when the main story is over and there is no level cap. You can keep playing and leveling.
— BethesdaGameStudios (@BethesdaStudios) August 6, 2015 While November 10th may be the start of your Fallout 4 experience, it appears there never has to be an end.

The crazy new shooter from the makers of Borderlands will be out early next year. Until then we get to enjoy a rather insane trailer and a look at some of the absurd action we will be able to experience soon. More info can always be found at the home site here.

Lucio, the new character in the unusual new title from Blizzard, will be able to hit his enemies with a sonic amplifier, which is a fun way to say he has sonic projectiles and can knock them back with sound. He will also continually energize himself and his allies with health or movement speed. He can also "Amp it up? to increase the range of that buff. The last ability is one that can provide him and his allies with shields for a short time. Of course since we aren't even up to a public beta, everything is subject to change, but its still nice to see the roster is always expanding.

The new expansion for WoW has been announced, and its time for the Leigon's return. Introduced in Warcraft 3, the Burning Legion, a vast army of demons and corrupted races who are out to destroy order in the universe will be bring player's hardest battle. Fighting them again will come along with some new features. Blizzard detailed everything in their video and on their site.

After the Battlefield community asked for map at night, DICE decided to make it happen despite Battlefield 4 having been out for nearly 2 years. Looking at a September release, Night Operations brings Zavod: Tactical Graveyard, a map that will have a few changes and additions that will allow for more stealthy, tactical play. Players can expect to have Destructible light sources and enhanced sound in this new free expansion.
"We quickly realized there was more to it than just making a pretty map. It would need to feature a new sound landscape, destructible lights, and a different sort of gameplay. This lead to us focusing on the creation of Zavod: Graveyard Shift, based on Zavod 311, a new map that brings with it several improvements and tweaks to allow for more stealthy and tactical gameplay.

We touched things like passive/active spotting to make it easier to flank your opponent. We’ve improved the sound system so you can pinpoint where those footsteps come from. Additionally, …

Paradox Interactive announced the first expansion to Colossal Order's city building sim, Cities Skylines. The After Dark expansion will have quite a few new things added to it, added features like:

Day and Night Cycle: This will affect things like traffic and zoned area efficiency,Leisure specialization: Commercial areas can specialize in leisure. These areas will be quite active at night while still being normal commercial zones in the day.Beach specialization: Time to add beach bars, restaurants, as well as small marina and fishing tours.Expanded City Services: Criminals are taken to Prison from Police buildings. Taxi services help people travel in the city. Cargo hubs, harbors, and an international airport that allows more traffic than the current airport. Metro station addition, and now there are bus terminals.New transportation options: Bikes, dedicated bike lanes, and Bus lanes will make transport better.

For more info go over to Paradox Plaza and see what they have going on…

Finally we get to see free running in the open world, momentum based combat, and more of the fantastic art style of the Mirror's Edge world. Hopefully you were able to play the first one without getting motion sickness because this looks to be just as insane if not more.

Ubisoft's new trailer let's the twins, Evie and Jacob, do a bit of talking to bring a bit of action, drama, and style to the fight. If what Ubisoft hopes for ends up being true, PC players will be playing this shortly after the October console release.

Blizzard announced a new co-op mode for the upcoming Legacy of the Void stand alone expansion. This is big news and a great way to get a friend into the game for the first time before playing Archon mode with them. We brought over some of the pictures and quotes from Blizzard to help get an idea of what play style will suit each player best.

There is a lot being added, but you can always find out the whole story from Blizzard here.

I don't think I've been this excited for a new IP in a very very long time. Ubisoft's gives For Honor's creative director Jason VandenBerghe and several of the developers a few minutes to speak onthe origins of the game and talk about what each of the warriors we see in ourselves. Truly combat will be an art form when we get to play For Honor.

Blizzard has announced 3 new heroes coming to Heroes of the Storm. The only one with a video as of yet is Kharazim, the Monk from Diablo 3; he will a mobile hero with different paths to specialize his traits in. Players can choose to focus on attack damage, healing through attack, or a balance of offense and defense.

Update: We have video showing off his abilities.

The second hero announced was Rexxar. Originally introduced in the Founding of Durotar Orc campaign after the main story of Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne, he is taking a shift from his melee focus and becoming a ranged warrior. Still taking Misha, his pet bear, into battle, Misha will act as a buffer that allows for harassment, tanking, and buffing.

Update: Video showing Rexxar as well.

The final character to be introduced is Artanis, the Leader of the Protoss and a warrior who will spend a lot of face to face time with enemies. Details on Artanis seem to be scarce right now, but as they emerge, you can be certain we wil…

Microsoft talked about quite a few noteworthy things at Gamecom today. Some may end up being game changers, and others are just things to help them stay competitive in their fight against Sony. Microsoft seems to be doing the right thing by aiming right at the core of the market and trying to please the people that pushed them where they are today.
Xbox One systems will start to see backwards compatibility this November. In addition to this, the Games with Gold that are available on Xbox 360 will be compatible with the Xbox One as well.

The Xbox One is in need of a easy to use QWERTY keyboard and it is finally getting one that will also have two programmable buttons. While we don't know the price or release date as of yet, Microsoft has started pre-orders.

Microsoft also showed off several new exclusive titles today. It would seem they are taking a much needed step to set themselves apart from Sony and give gamers a reason to buy their system.

If you've ever wanted to ride a plesiosaur from the comfort of your couch, you will now have that chance. The surprise Steam hit Ark: Survival Evolved is coming to Xbox One and PS4. Expect early access this winter and the full release to be early next year.

Xbox One and PC Gamers will get the first opportunity to play the next chapter in Lara's rebooted story. More options for stealth or combat leave the player more choices and freedom. Find out more in the Gamescom trailer Microsoft showed off earlier.

Platinum Games shows off their very "East meets West" game of giant creatures and fantasy combat. They have a good track record of putting out loved titles, and this looks like it will continue on in the path they have been blazing.

A rather spirited trailer for Homefront The Revolution displays a young boy's speech and what it means to guerrilla fighters. This game has great potential to be good, I look forward to seeing what Deep Silver Dambuster has to bring us. Players on PC, PS4, and Xbox One will be playing this alone and co-op in 2016.

There was also some very Far Cry like gameplay shown off as well. Take a look and decide for yourself.

To start us off, we have all the Limited Edition hardware that was announced today. Console, Controller's, headset. This hits stores October 20th this year.

Next is the multiplayer trailer from Gamescom today. There isn't much to say, but fans of the series will be pleased with all the attention given to the online component.
Last up was the Halo World Championship announcement. If you care about the eSports for Halo, this is going to be a big deal to look out for.

Fall of 2016 will bring the Xbox One and PC players will be able to experience Halo Wars 2, the RTS of the franchise. During the Gamescom announcement, it was stated that Windows 10 was what the game was coming to, so we don't expect players on Windows 7/8 to be able to play. More details to come on that when they arise, until then enjoy this teaser.

We get a better look at the gameplay and the cast for the upcoming Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break. We get to see actor Shawn Ashmore (Iceman in the X-Men films) plays Jack Joyce who is attempting to reverse a time travel experiment; the character that caused the experiment is played by Aiden Gillen who is known for his role on Game of Thrones as Petyr Baelish, or Littlefinger as most of us know him. We also get to see Dominic Monaghan, who is most well known for playing Merry Brandybuck in all the Lord of The Rings movies. Lastly, Lance Reddick will also be taking part, he is most remembered as Phillip Broyles in J.J Abram's Fringe as well as Cedric Daniels in The Wire.

The big thing to remember is that Remedy brought us the first two Max Paybe games, so they are quite familiar with action titles. They also brought us the story soaked Alan Wake, and that shows they know how to give us atmosphere and a fantastic narrative. Expect to be playing this April 5th, 2016.

Relic Entertainment's new stand-alone multi-player expansion for Company of Heroes 2 gives us time to use the British technology of World War II to its full extent. Detailed information is given on the weapons and capabilities of their armor piercing Snipers, the versatile and varied Churchill Tank, and the twin cannoned Centaur Tank. Prepare to take the fight to your friends with these new additions as Company of Heroes 2: The British Forces releases on September 3.